California Department of Transportation

CALTRANS AWARDS $203 MILLION IN GRANTS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT AND AIR QUALITY

EUREKA – Caltrans has awarded nearly $203 million in
grants to improve public transit across California. More than 80 projects will
upgrade transit service, purchase eco-friendly buses, modernize transit stations
and create jobs throughout the state. The grants are funded through Proposition
1B, the 2006 voter-approved transportation bond, which is providing $3.6 billion
over a ten-year period to improve public transit in California.

“These projects are a direct investment in our state's public transit system
and will help energize California’s economy,” said Acting Caltrans Director
Malcolm Dougherty. "Not only will these projects help create jobs, they will
also reduce traffic congestion, clean the air, and provide Californians an
alternative to rising gas prices.”

Some of the notable projects awarded Proposition 1B funding include:

Mendocino County - Nearly $2.5 million to the Mendocino Transit
Authority to purchase four replacement hybrid busses.